Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Grand View Viking senior goalkeeper Erik Hundevad (Burnsville, Minnesota) earned his first MCC Player of the Week announced today award by helping Grand View to a 1-1 week. The senior first kept the Vikings close against #4 Oklahoma Wesleyan by giving up just one goal in a four-save complete game. He then stopped five shots in a shutout win over St. Ambrose.

The Vikings improved to 9-2 overall and 2-0 in the MCC and will face another NAIA top 10 team in this week's action. Grand View hosts #5 Ashford University (8-2-1) on Wednesday, October 9th at 7 p.m. in Des Moines, Iowa at James Cownie Complex.

The WPSL was formed in 1998 and is considered to be a Tier II league (behind NWSL) in the U.S. soccer pyramid. Sanctioned by the USASA, an affiliate of U.S. Soccer, the league has over 70 teams nationwide. The 2013 WPSL national champions are San Diego WFC SeaLions.

The 22-year-old failed to fire in his first four games for the club and was sent to bolster the club's junior ranks with the under-20s.

It meant he missed out on his team's previous clash with Olympic. But being dropped was a blessing in disguise with Oelmann rediscovering his goal-scoring form. It has coincided with Woden's golden run, winning seven of its past eight games.

Oelmann has bagged hat-tricks on two occasions this season and scored 18 goals in 17 games in his 2010 season for Upper Iowa University.